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New Technique Could Treat Parkinson’s Using Patient’s Own Brain Cells

(September 26, 2013) - Scientists have successfully implanted nerve stem cells into the brain of a monkey, targeting the area destroyed by Parkinson’s disease. In a promising new study published in Stem Cell Reports, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan say they've developed a stem cell technique that might one day lead to treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Read more…